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Kelrakh t1_irqz55d wrote

Reply to comment by disciples_of_dissent in Gun violence in Philadeplphia. Not beautiful, but... by uhhiforget

Going from Thomas Sowell's thinking I'd say the main thing is subcultures where male self-assertion is used as a replacement for male achievement.

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disciples_of_dissent t1_irratz1 wrote

I also believe this culture extends beyond just black kids, I believe anyone growing up in that culture has this mentality (whites, blacks, hispanics, asians). We just see the videos of the black kids.

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Kelrakh t1_irsxehc wrote

Yeah it's pretty similar in gangs in Japan Korea Asia, even mafia in various places. Essentially if you don't have any prospect of achievement then you have to assert yourself somehow, if that is in your personality as it is with many people.

After a while the subculture starts mimicking that behavior even when the economic prospects and opportunity is present.

It's a lot easier to just self-assert yourself in the moment than spend years building up life achievements to gain a strong self-image that way.

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